Dimitri S. Axarlis
Jun 4, 2025
Dimitri S. Axarlis passed away on June 4th, 2025. A father, husband and friend. Dimitri was a great man and always knew how to make everyone in the room laugh and light up.
Born April 8, 1958, in Khartoum, Sudan.
Dimitri was a dedicated family man. A father to three daughters Gabriella, Sophie and Marissa. He spent his weekends camping, hunting, fishing...
Victor Armendariz
Jun 1, 2025
Victor Armendariz, 80, passed peacefully at his home in Montrose Colorado with his family Sunday 1st of June 2025.
Victor was born in Delta, Colorado November 8,1944, to David and Guadalupe and from a young age had a strong work ethic and sense of humor. He loved to make people laugh and was always ready to make a joke or share...
Jerry Lee Godbey
May 31, 2025
Jerry Lee Godbey, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on May 31, 2025, at the age of 83.Jerry was born on April 30, 1942, in Elizabethtown, New York, to Bun and Lena Godbey. He was the second of four boys and spent his formative years in the scenic towns of Ouray and Montrose, Colorado. A proud...
Patricia "Pat" Lee Decker
May 26, 2025
Patricia Lee Decker
Patricia (McGinnis) Decker (Pat) was born on July 17th, 1948 to Aurthur “Paul” and Hazel McGinnis in Yuma, AZ. After graduating from Kofa High School class of 66’, she attended classes at Arizona Western College. She then moved to Durango, Colorado to help her sister Shirley. The decision to enroll in courses at Fort Lewis lead her to...
John "Ric" Richard Alford II
May 23, 2025
John Richard Alford II, ‘Ric’ passed away peacefully May 23, 2025, with his family by his side. He was 69 years old and had been a resident of Montrose since 1994. He was a Land Steward in high country restoring it to natural grass lands for grazing, retiring in 2013.
He was born in Fort Gordon, Georgia on February 14,1956, the...
Judith (Judy) Irene Brown
May 23, 2025
Judith (Judy) Irene Brown, age 82, of Montrose, Colorado passed away on May 23rd, 2025, in Montrose, Colorado. Judy was born on June 13, 1942 in Long Beach, California to Spencer (Bill) Brown and Pauline Brown (Frost). Judy graduated from Montrose High School in 1960 and later pursued a career as an executive administrator.
Judy worked for Colorado Land Bank for...
Florence Rita Veo
May 21, 2025
Florence Rita (DelTonto) Veo was born on September 27th, 1933 to Pete and Susie DelTonto in Montrose, Colorado. Growing up, Florence lived on the family farm working in the fields and helping her mother tend to her younger siblings and the house. She often spoke of her morning chores which included milking the cows before catching the school bus. She...
Karen Kay Gulleson
May 19, 2025
Karen Kay Gulleson passed away peacefully on May 19, 2025 at the age of 60 due to respiratory failure at Valley Manor Care Center Nursing Home.
Born July 21, 1964 to Verlen and Helen Kelly in San Diego, CA. She was the youngest of 5 children.
She was known for her kind heart and anyone who knew her knew she was there...
Russel G. Tyler Sr.
May 19, 2025
Russel G. Tyler Sr. was born August 10th 1948 in Delta Colorado; he went to be with the Lord May 18th 2025 at the age of 76. He was preceded in death by his Father Raymond Tyler, Mother Ione Tyler, Brother Eddie Tyler and Sister LeeAnn Tyler. He was survived by his wife Mary Tyler, Son and daughter in-law Russ...
Salvador Nieves Llamas
May 13, 2025
Salvador Nieves Llamas nació en Yesca, Nayarit, México, hijo de Gregoria Llamas Leal y Victorino Nieves Castañeda. Fue el segundo de 10 hijos; le sobreviven 8 hermanos. Durante su adolescencia, fue un pilar fundamental de su familia.
Alrededor de la década de 1970, cumplió el servicio militar. Durante esos años, conoció a María Nieves Mendoza, con quien se casó en Ahuacatlán,...
Darrell P. Hartigan
May 12, 2025
Darrell P. Hartigan
Darrell’s waiting is done. He received the call on May 12th. 2025. The time had come to be reunited with his beloved wife, Catherine, who had been waiting for him since Oct 7th, 2023. When she left, he really did not know how to go on, but he used his farm upbringing and his Vietnam military service training...
Barbara (Joan) Deines Tofflemoyer
May 12, 2025
Barbara (Joan) Deines Tofflemoyer, 85, of Montrose, Colorado, passed away on May 12, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on March 15, 1940, Joan was raised by her parents, Henry and Irene Deines, alongside her six siblings: Bob, Betty, Bill, Donna, Patsy, and Dick Deines. Her early years were filled with the laughter and closeness of a large, devoted family.
Joan...
Maria Elena Gordillo-Alejandro
May 10, 2025
Maria Elena Gordillo of Montrose, CO passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Jesus Damian, her 2 sons: Luis Damian Gordillo and Alexander Damian Gordillo, her daughter Sallury Damian Gordillo and her daughter-in-law Tiffany Damian Gordillo along with many loved ones.
A Visitation & Memorial Gathering will take place on Thursday, May 15th...
June Field
May 9, 2025
June Field was born in Montrose, Colorado on July 10, 1935, to John J Bertorello and Ora E (Koch) Bertorello.
She graduated from Montrose High School in 1953. She was in the band and played clarinet. She spent time in her father’s machine shop that was a block away from her childhood home. She learned much about welding from her father....
Darrell Gilks
May 8, 2025
Darrell Gilks, 76, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer with his family by his side on May 8, 2025. Darrell was born in Fredrickton, New Brunswick Canada on July 28, 1948. He was proceeded in death by his father Lyman Gilks and mother Joyce Gilks (Hovey). Darrell is survived by his wife Cindy; daughter Michelle, son in...
George Gleason
May 5, 2025
George Gleason (July 6, 1944 – May 5, 2025).
George Gleason, beloved husband, father, friend, pharmacist, pilot, and purveyor of perfectly
timed punchlines, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2025, with his loving wife Mary and Son
Brian by his side. He was 80 years old, though his wit remained sharp and his jokes ever-
recycled right up to the end.
George lived a life...
Karen June Gifford
May 2, 2025
IN LOVING MEMORY OF KAREN JUNE GIFFORD JUNE 03, 1942—MAY 02, 2025
Karen went to be with the Lord after an unfortunate fall. Born in Warsaw, IN to Dallas and Ferne Short. Survived by her husband, Ron Gifford, daughter Kandi Carrano, son Layne Morford
and a sister, Lillian Myers, along with two sisters-in-law, Karen Short and Cindy Van.
Extended children, Angie and Rick...
Patrick Hayden McWilliams
May 2, 2025
Patrick Hayden McWilliams, 61, was born on August 15th, 1963, and passed away May 2nd, 2025, at St. Mary’s hospital in Grand Junction.
Patrick was known for lighting up a room with laughter. He was the kind of man who never knew a stranger. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, bonfires and being surrounded by his family and...
Robert Balerio
Apr 30, 2025
November 25,1944- April 30,2025
Bob Balerio, 80, passed away at Montrose Regional Hospital on April 30, 2025. Bob was born in Mexico and was the oldest of 5 children. He moved to Sedgwick, Ks. when he was 8 years old. After high school, he attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Ks. where he met his future wife, Sandy. They would have celebrated...
Sandra Lee Glaspell
Apr 30, 2025
Sandra Lee Glaspell, of Montrose Colorado passed away peacefully on 04/30/2025 at the age of 85 after a 10-year battle with renal cell carcinoma. Sandra Lee Smith was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma in 1939. She graduated from Denver East High school in 1957. Following graduation from high school she attended the University of Colorado in Boulder. It was during her...
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